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Ellena
Ripley is a bookshop owner from a rural town in the south of England – or so
she thinks. But lately, she has a growing sense that life is not as it seems.
At night, she dreams of a serene man who appears to be trying to tell her
something; In the day, she can’t shake a feeling of expectation. But of what?

Meanwhile
Hector, servant of LIFE and the man from Ellena’s dreams, has a dilemma. How do
you tell someone they are a goddess? His previous attempts have met with
disaster so he must be cautious, particularly when his new trainee, Boudica,
formerly Queen of the Iceni tries to help. The question is can they succeed
before it is too late?

About the
Author:

A.F. Firebird is the
alter ego of a sociologist/psychologist turned web developer from the UK. While
A.F. Firebird has worked in several fields her primary focus is the exploration
of six virtues: appreciation, forgiveness, compassion, humility, understanding
and valor. Her first novel, The Reluctant Goddess, numerous short stories and
children's books, all investigate aspects of these virtues.

My
favorite character is Hector. I like him because he is very, very old and so
knows pretty much all there is to know about Earth, yet he still can't seem to
get it quite right. Even so, through all the dramas and difficulties he keeps
his sense of humor.

Which
was your favorite scene to write?

My
favorite scene is the section in the middle of chapter 5 when Ellena has made
some progress at last and we see LIFE and the entire universe respond.

LIFE
noted the change in Ellena, like the chiming of a cymbal in a symphony. Its
volume was low but the wave was strong. It rippled through LIFE, into the
spaces between matter and the pauses between breaths. Building a harmonic that
rolled on: out past Mercury, Mars, l7789-6 and everything in between, past the
Hyades Cluster, through the Orion arm, on to the Magellanic Cloud, across all
the satellite galaxies, on through Andromeda I, II and III. On and on it rolled
filling the Virgo super cluster, Columba and all its neighbors, the
Capricornus, Bootes and Sculptor Voids, until all of LIFE hummed with it.

Then it
reverberated back to the world where the planet responded making it manifest
and giving it form. Just outside Monterey Bay, California, three Pacific
white-sided dolphins launched themselves towards the sky, flicking their tail
fins as they went, then slipped artfully back into azure waves before speeding
away in synchronized joy. In South London Malcolm Fielding, who was sitting in
his high chair with dribbles of stewed apple on his pale green babygro,
focusing on coordinating his fingers to pick up a rusk, stopped for a moment
and chuckled to himself. Meanwhile, the newest member of the lemur family in
Chile's National Zoo swung with effortless grace across the branches of its
enclosure, landed in front of his mother and hugged her. Farther east, in
Kabul, a seven-year-old boy put down a stone, stepped back from the UN patrol
he had been tracking and ran home for his tea. And so it continued creating and
recreating itself in the world.

What
was the hardest thing about writing this story?

The
hardest thing about writing this story was setting it in a benevolent universe.
This made it tricky to write scenes with conflict in them which would create
tension and move the action along.

Where
do you find your Inspirations?

My
inspiration comes from metaphysics. I enjoy writing about what the world would
look like if it was built on some of the ideas from metaphysics.

7.Please
let readers know where they can connect with you and purchase your books...

This was an unusual book to
read.In the beginning the book jumped
from the story of Elena, told through the eyes of Hector, her dog/angel/spirit
guide thing, and other random people each ending with a number. Eventually I
figured out that Elena was the person incarnate of a goddess and that each of
the other chapters was an attempt to bring to goddess to the earth before and
how it had ended miserably.

The premise of the story was that
the goddess’ return would bring an overall piece to the world.It was a big confusing and a book I think I will
have to read, at the very least, one more time before all the complexities sink
in.

This story is beautifully written,
complex, deep, intensely spiritual, and very thought provoking.While it could be read on the surface for “fun,”
it is much more than just a story if you let yourself be open to it.

I have a hard time deciding where to
rank this book because of the complexity of the different levels of the book,
but overall I think I would give it a 4 out of 5 clouds and recommend it for a
time when you have a comfy seat, a cold or warm (your preference) drink, and a
bowl of popcorn handy… and no disruptions.

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Book 3:

Succubus
Rising

Book 3 of
the Telepathic Clans Saga

BR
Kingsolver

Genre:
Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Romance (Adult/New Adult)

Word
Count: 87,000

Book
Description:

The
Goddess has plans for Brenna and Rebecca, and the Goddess has a wicked sense of
humor.

Rebecca
Healy is a true wilder, growing up with no contact or knowledge of other
telepaths. Discovered by a Clan member on the streets of San Francisco, she
felt like she’d hit the jackpot. Finally, she knew what she was, or at least
she thought she did.

When
Brenna O’Donnell, long-lost heir of the O’Donnell Clan, and the strongest
telepath in history, is returned to her family, she and Rebecca form a tight
bond. Brenna has it all, looks, money, power, and men falling all over her.

Rebecca
isn’t jealous, but it would be nice to find someone who would really love her and
stick around in the morning. She’s intrigued by a handsome South American
general, but of course, he has his sights set on Brenna. Carlos De Vargas wants
more than love. His Clan has its back to the wall, and they hope for an
alliance with O’Donnell. An alliance that would lead to war.

The
story began in The Succubus Gift and continued in Succubus Unleashed. In
Succubus Rising, questions are answered and new mysteries are revealed.

Well, I
think book 3 was better than book 2 and I liked book 2.The only problem is now I want book 4 and it’s
not out.Seriously bummed.J

Brenna
and Rebecca become even closer and Rebecca finds her biological family.That was a surprise since she really didn’t
know she had been adopted.

The
biggest questions are:Is war coming to
the clan and if so, why and who will win?Will Brenna or Rebecca find someone to love them despite their “condition”?And will anyone live long enough to tell the
tale?

Mums
the word at my end.You seriously need
to read this series to find out.

I give
this book 4.5 out of 5 clouds.

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Succubus Unleashed

Book 2 of
the Telepathic Clans Saga

BR
Kingsolver

Genre:
Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Romance (Adult/New Adult)

ISBN:
9780985763800

ASIN:
B008EMW4Q4

Number
of pages: 248

Word
Count: 85,600

Cover
Artist: Mia Darien

Blurb
:

It's not
easy being a succubus.

After a
crash course in learning about her genetic heritage, Brenna O'Donnell has
discovered what it really means to be a succubus and has learned to embrace her
strange Gift. Her major concern is whether Collin will accept her for what she
is. As she adjusts to telepathic society, others in the Clan have plans that
will strip the last of her freedom. Rival Clans still hunt succubi, and
discovering their dark motives is paramount.

The
social season is also around the corner, including events that Brenna never
imagined in her wildest dreams. The succubi, representatives of the Goddess on
earth, are at the center of an ancient worship. And if a girl is going to be
the center of attention, then obviously she needs a new dress.

Brenna suddenly
finds herself the center of attention.Not only has she embraced her succubus side and revels in her new beauty
and power.However she also named Heir
to not just the clan she was found by and lives with, but two others as
well.She didn’t want this, nor did she
ask for it.But make no mistake crossing
her would be a bad idea.

Will
she come to regret this?Will the clans
accept her?Is the secret she
discovered, the one that allows her to love and live with Collin, a good thing
or a bad thing?What in the world is
going to happen next?…..

This
was a fabulous book.Very different than
book 1, but just as wonderful.I found
the thought process Brenna and the others went through was intriguing and very
informative.You need to be open minded
to read about the open sexuality of succubus lifestyle, but DAMN it’s hot.Sexy, sexy, sexy!

I give
this book 4.5 out of 5 clouds.

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Blurb
:

Fourteen-year-old Lilly Grey exists in two worlds at the
same time. She just doesn't know it.

As the only albino in a million mile radius, Lilly is used to being different.
Pink eyes and white hair aren't exactly the best camouflage in the harrowing
jungles formally known as high school. And yeah, she's used to being an outcast
and seeing the world in a slightly different way, but she never guessed how
literally "different" applied to her.

Not until a clan of shape-shifting dragons tell her she's not just albino.
She's a unicorn and the only mortal alive who can live on both Earth and its
antithesis, Morcah. Now all those times she thought she saw a floating brown
blotch in the sky or eyes peering out at her from the bark of trees make sense.
She's been seeing Morcah, a land that exists in the exact same spot as Earth,
just in a different phase.

But it's not all sunshine and rainbows for this unicorn. As the only one who
can live in both phases, she's also the only one who can bring Morcah--and all
its inhabitants--to Earth. And creatures who've been trapped on Earth since the
Dark Ages are willing to do worse things than kill to make that happen.

Again.

About the
Author:

Emily
White is a nerd.

She prefers
her men fully clothed and donning bowties, her commas British, her books cheesy
with big, overly-dramatic explosions, her characters awkward and endearingly
real,* and watching her movies in authentic turn-of-the-century theaters. When
not exposing her nerdy self to the world, she's creating her own friends and
putting them in horrible, yet sometimes humorous situations.

Check out her YA Space Opera series starting with Elemental (Spencer
Hill Press, 2012), continuing with FAE (SHP, December 2013), and ending
sometime in the near future with a book she has yet to write. She's also
authored a collection of Steampunk (zombie, werebot romance) flash fiction, if
you're into those kinds of things, titled "To Love or Die in a
Steamy-Reamy World." Her YA Contemporary Fantasy, ALMOST NIGHT, will be
out this summer.

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